http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/20/green-new-york-city-mayor-wants-to-install-windmills-all-over-the-place/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:29:07 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/20/green-new-york-city-mayor-wants-to-install-windmills-all-over-the-place/comment-page-1/#comment-828529 Chuck Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35669#comment-828529 Worth a try. Kudo's for hanging his ass out for potential ridicule. Worth a try. Kudo’s for hanging his ass out for potential ridicule.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/20/green-new-york-city-mayor-wants-to-install-windmills-all-over-the-place/comment-page-1/#comment-828465 weatherman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:17:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35669#comment-828465 Couldn't NY's skyline become iconic for its wind generation? I'm not talking about putting a turbine on the top of the Chrysler Building... Couldn’t NY’s skyline become iconic for its wind generation? I’m not talking about putting a turbine on the top of the Chrysler Building…

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/20/green-new-york-city-mayor-wants-to-install-windmills-all-over-the-place/comment-page-1/#comment-828410 Revanth Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35669#comment-828410 I applaud the idea of reducing carbon footprint and finding more efficient methods of producing energy, but not at the expense of changing one of the world's iconic skylines. Skyscraper rooftop turbines are fine, offshore windfarms placed a few miles out in the ocean is fine (ex. like Delaware is doing), but not right near the downtown at eye level. I applaud the idea of reducing carbon footprint and finding more efficient methods of producing energy, but not at the expense of changing one of the world’s iconic skylines. Skyscraper rooftop turbines are fine, offshore windfarms placed a few miles out in the ocean is fine (ex. like Delaware is doing), but not right near the downtown at eye level.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/20/green-new-york-city-mayor-wants-to-install-windmills-all-over-the-place/comment-page-1/#comment-828056 weatherman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=35669#comment-828056 I applaud this idea. New York already has a pretty low per capita carbon footprint, and if we were able to harness some of the renewable power around us it'd be even lower. There's no reason that we couldn't put solar panels or wind turbines on every rooftop in New York - in fact, with the skyscrapers around NYC the advantages of wind would be tremendous. Of course there would have to be some low-impact designs to make sure the visuals and noise don't impact too much, but I think there's a real chance that something like this would be beneficial in the long term. And people will get over having turbines on buildings - it's not like most people look up anyway, and the rooftops here are already littered with water towers. I applaud this idea. New York already has a pretty low per capita carbon footprint, and if we were able to harness some of the renewable power around us it’d be even lower. There’s no reason that we couldn’t put solar panels or wind turbines on every rooftop in New York – in fact, with the skyscrapers around NYC the advantages of wind would be tremendous. Of course there would have to be some low-impact designs to make sure the visuals and noise don’t impact too much, but I think there’s a real chance that something like this would be beneficial in the long term. And people will get over having turbines on buildings – it’s not like most people look up anyway, and the rooftops here are already littered with water towers.

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